Chapter 42 Help?

The palace servants hurried inside and whispered, "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine and the others have all left."

"Leave?" Gu Zhen was furious, and shouted, "The thief shouted to catch the thief and came to this palace to make a fuss, and forced Jue'er to look like this. She wanted to leave. Did she ask Bengong?! Or did she really think that she, a concubine, relied on the emperor?" Pet, then you can override me in everything?! If so, let His Majesty abolish me as soon as possible to make room for her!"

After saying that, she was about to leave aggressively... She only took two steps, but a hand stretched out from the side grabbed the hem of her clothes. She was startled, and turned her head to see her niece, Gu Jue, who was still "unconscious" just now. Sitting up halfway, he persuaded: "No, aunt!"

"Jue'er?" The queen was stunned for a moment before she realized it. She didn't bother to complain that the niece pretended to be fainting and didn't say hello to herself. I also have a sense of proportion in my heart, otherwise, how could I have been in this palace for so many years in the later position? Everyone knows that the eleventh princess was injured, but..."

"Auntie, I did this." Gu Jue interrupted before he could finish speaking, and said slowly, "At that time, I had already seen the eighth and eleventh princesses fighting and approaching, If you are more careful, you can actually dodge it completely. But I didn’t dodge on purpose.”

Gu Zhen was taken aback, as if she didn't know her, she looked at this niece who had been in front of her for three or four years, but because of Gu Jing's presence, she didn't pay much attention to her.

She didn't think that she didn't understand Gu Jue before, at least she knew that Gu Jue, just like when she was a teenager, didn't like the palace, but had to enter the palace.

For this reason, the queen actually had a lot of sympathy for the niece.

Therefore, when Gu Jing was around, Gu Zhen focused on matching Gu Jing and the tenth prince together, and didn't care much about Gu Jue. This move seems to be neglected, but it is actually the Queen's thoughtfulness.

But Gu Jing was gone, so she had to bite the bullet and force Gu Jue to replace Gu Jing to get closer to the Tenth Prince.

Gu Zhen thought that this niece was his second, but he didn't expect that she would intentionally scald the princess!

For a moment, Gu Zhen didn't know what to say.

The aunt and nephew looked at each other for a moment, and it was Gu Jue who spoke first: "If I don't do that, the consequences will be even more unimaginable when the imperial concubine personally takes action! At least this time, the eleventh emperor's burns are minimal, and even if Concubine Jing is unhappy, it won't be too much. Become a blood feud, no?"

"..." Gu Zhen was speechless again for a moment, and finally calmed down, and said in a deep voice, "The noble concubine made the move herself? Why? What rumors did you hear?"

"Auntie, do you still need to hear this?" Gu Jue asked back, "The noble concubine has been pinching her head since she entered the palace, let alone the empress dowager was ill, and she only called the seventh prince to serve her. You forced it The tenth cousin is going, the imperial concubine must have held grudges in her heart! But the tenth cousin is still the blood of His Majesty, and he is the older one among the first princes of Kang Jian, with a special status. Although he is a thorn in the imperial concubine's side because of this, but also because of his status , the imperial concubine is determined not to attack him lightly, lest she miss and put herself at a disadvantage! But I am different, just look at my sister's fate, in the eyes of the imperial concubine, my sister and I are insignificant, just for the sake of If you make trouble for aunt, you can kill us lightly!"

"So if the imperial concubine doesn't take out her anger on me, who else can she take it out on?"

"So I really can't continue to deliver medicinal meals to the Empress Dowager on behalf of my tenth cousin."

"However, if you stop rashly, it will appear that you are not filial and sincere enough to give up halfway; it will also appear that your aunt is afraid of the imperial concubine. You must try to find a reason."

"At that time, the two princesses were chasing and playing, and they happened to meet me, so they used me as a barrier and ran around. I thought this was a good opportunity..."

"Are you out of your mind?" Gu Zhen looked at her in surprise, and said, "You don't want to send something to the Empress Dowager, why don't you tell me? The two imperial daughters... Although the eighth imperial daughter's biological mother is a concubine, she The stepmother and concubine Mu are considered to be your elders, but they are not good! The eleventh prince is the child who comes out the next year after his mother died of a prince, and they are the most precious! It's not good who you use as a raft, even they Dare to do it too?!"

Gu Jue looked at her with clear eyes, and slowly said: "Auntie, if there is no such thing as this time, I will tell you directly that I don't want to send things to the Empress Dowager on behalf of my tenth cousin, will you really agree?"

"Ben Gong..." Gu Zhen was about to admit it without thinking, but after thinking about it carefully, he finally pursed his lips and said in a deep voice, "Ben Gong just wanted Xiao Shi to accept your love, but I didn't expect that the imperial concubine would treat you because of this." Kill me. If you remind me of this matter, I will definitely not put you in danger."

This is the truth.

After all, she is her own niece, Gu Zhen is not Yun Fenghuang, who treats a group of nephews as pawns.

Even Yun Fenghuang actually has a lot of affection for individual nephews and nieces.

Gu Zhen may be able to sacrifice the younger generation for the sake of the family and the overall situation, but in normal times, she is definitely unwilling to push the younger generation of blood relatives to a disadvantageous place.

Especially after Gu Jing left, this Gu Jue was the only niece in front of her, if she was also cheated by the imperial concubine, who would she cry with?

Even though there are many children of the Gu family, Gu Jing and Gu Jue are still a minority with outstanding talents and looks. How easy is it to cultivate them?

If Gu Zhen had considered the possibility of Yun Fenghuang's killing Gu Jue, he would definitely not have taken the risk.

"But even if my aunt agrees that I don't send things to the Empress Dowager on behalf of the tenth cousin, she will definitely find a way to match me with the tenth cousin from other places." Gu Jue sighed and said, "Is it?"

"...I know that you and Xiao Shi don't hit it off." Gu Zhen listened, frowned slightly, and said after a while, "But you should also be aware of the current situation, the Gu family always wants someone to enter Xiao Shi's backyard. It's not you, it's someone else. When I brought you and Jing'er to the palace, it was to prepare for Xiao Shi. Over the years, because Jing'er was more able to talk to Xiao Shi than you, Ben Gong originally thought, That being the case, if you don’t want to talk to Xiao Ten, then forget it. But now that Jing’er is gone, if you’re not with Xiao Ten, which sister are you going to put on top? They might not be willing, but you also understand, Xiao Ten His biological mother is still around, he and Ben Gong... are not really intimate."

"If a girl with insufficient aptitude is not good enough, even if she enters his backyard, it won't do Gu's much good."

"What's more, his future concubine still doesn't know what His Majesty's plan is."

"In case it's something that doesn't count, maybe the concubine will send it out after three times."

"In that case, wouldn't it be a waste of work?!"

She still wanted to continue to tell the reason why she should sacrifice for the family as a noble girl, but Gu Jue sighed again, and said helplessly: "I understand the truth, but I just don't understand it. Cousin Ten is asking for you and Mrs. Gu, but why are you and Mrs. Gu being cautious about him? Just because he is the most likely to enter the East Palace? But not to mention that he hasn't lived in yet, just say that he Even if he is already a crown prince, His Majesty may not be able to secure his future in one day! After all, everyone knows that Concubine Min will not be willing to gamble just because his status is confirmed!"

"Furthermore, right now we're looking at the face of tenth cousin everywhere, even if he inherits the throne in the future, do you think it's really good for the Gu family?"

"His biological mother is still there. Over the years, in front of you, he has been filial to his biological mother."

"So when he is in power, can he not think about promoting his uncle's family? Remember me, Mrs. Gu?"

Gu Jue sneered slightly, and said with some disdain, "Your Majesty is indeed partial to Concubine Min, but, in my opinion, in this magnificent Six Palaces, compared to my aunt, he is only partial to Concubine Min. Not to mention the Ping family, but Concubine De is considered to be the emperor's favorite, but if she hadn't relied on Concubine Min, she would dare to be rude to you? Do you still remember when Cousin Jing and I first entered the palace? The people below inquired about the side hall of Taichu Palace, The reason is that His Majesty often scolds the tenth cousin, not because of the tenth cousin's homework the most, but because he thinks that the tenth cousin is disrespectful for letting you, the queen mother who raised him single-handedly. , Your Majesty has always supported and protected you between you and the Ping family!"

"Cousin Ten was still unconvinced at first, but after being punished several times by His Majesty, he gradually understood the importance of the emperor's favor to him, and then he changed."

"In the past two years, he seldom visited Mrs. Ping. He probably came here to greet you. It may not be that he really knew that he was wrong, but he was afraid that His Majesty would hate disappointment and had to show that he was closer to you...Auntie, I said To be honest, the ten cousins ​​are not reliable. Even if the twelve cousins ​​just disappointed His Majesty, how old is the twelve cousins? He will only enter the Qiongjiu Palace at the end of the year. Now there may not be no chance to change His Majesty's view of him !"

"Twelve cousins ​​are of my Gu family's blood anyway. I really don't understand why you would allow ten cousins ​​to bully him and suppress him?"

"..." Gu Zhen didn't say a word, the expression on his face fluctuated, and after a while, he said lightly, "You are usually silent, I thought you were a quiet person. Hiding so many things. For a while, I don't even know what to say."

Gu Jue said sincerely: "I didn't mean to keep my mouth shut before, but when I first entered the palace, I was young and unfamiliar, so I didn't dare to interrupt rashly. After looking at it for the past two years, I have some thoughts in my heart, but I haven't had time to speak out yet. , Cousin Jing... I don’t like excitement since I was a child, unlike my cousin who has always been with my aunt since she entered the palace, so I was afraid that my aunt would not believe me. It was only when I saw my aunt worrying about me so much that I thought of me I'm afraid it's superfluous."

Gu Zhen pondered for a while, then said slowly: "How old are you? It's my Gu family's luck to be able to consider all these things. However, the matter of Xiao Shi and Twelve is not that simple, so you better not worry about it." .”

After a pause, he continued, "Before you opened your mouth, I thought that the Eleventh Emperor was plotting against the imperial concubine, just to pour dirty water on you. But even so, this matter can't really fall on you , you remember, this incident was done by the imperial concubine, you are the victim, and so is this palace!"

Seeing Gu Jue nodding, she breathed a sigh of relief, and got up, "Okay, let's not talk about anything else, and just settle this matter... you rest first, I have to go and make some arrangements."

After finishing speaking, he left in a hurry without waiting for Gu Jue to speak.

When they went outside, their confidants came out and congratulated in a low voice: "Miss Jue is very smart, but the empress will help me in the future!"

It's just that the Queen's face didn't show the slightest joy, instead she said cautiously: "That's not necessarily it!"

The confidant was startled when he heard the words, and was a little dazed for a while.

After all, Gu Zhen suffers from the fact that the city is too shallow, and he is always inferior to Concubine Min in intrigue. He has no status as a successor, but he is always at a disadvantage. It is not a day or two to look forward to being accompanied by a think tank who can rival the concubine.

It's just that the combination of master and servant is not Yun Fenghuang's opponent, so he can only bite the bullet and suffer.

Now that Gu Jue was born out of nowhere, even the queen, the aunt who watched her grow up, could not have expected her to act unexpectedly. What she said was well-founded and thoughtful... Considering Gu Jue's age, this is quite outstanding.

Or a niece and niece, isn't this a door-to-door help?

Why is the queen not only unhappy, but also vetoed it?